How To Install libsfasan3-armhf-cross on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfasan3-armhf-cross on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsfasan3-armhf-cross
libsfasan3-armhf-cross is:
AddressSanitizer (ASan) is a fast memory error detector. It finds use-after-free and {heap,stack,global}-buffer overflow bugs in C/C++ programs.
There are three methods to install libsfasan3-armhf-cross on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libsfasan3-armhf-cross Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsfasan3-armhf-cross using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsfasan3-armhf-cross
Install libsfasan3-armhf-cross Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsfasan3-armhf-cross using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsfasan3-armhf-cross
Install libsfasan3-armhf-cross Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libsfasan3-armhf-cross using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsfasan3-armhf-cross
How To Uninstall libsfasan3-armhf-cross on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsfasan3-armhf-cross package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsfasan3-armhf-cross
Uninstall libsfasan3-armhf-cross And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsfasan3-armhf-cross and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsfasan3-armhf-cross
Remove libsfasan3-armhf-cross Configurations and Data
To remove libsfasan3-armhf-cross configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsfasan3-armhf-cross
Remove libsfasan3-armhf-cross configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsfasan3-armhf-cross configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsfasan3-armhf-cross
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsfasan3-armhf-cross package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.